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General => Rants and Stuff => Topic started by: Chimera on January 03, 2006, 02:06:42 PM
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I'm happy to start a new happy things thread.
And that, after torrential rain, we have California sunshine again.
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I'm happy because it has been it has been a warm 63 degrees in Denver this weekend. Denver's winter is so much better than those bitterly-cold (below zero) winters in the Mid-west that I've survived over the last four years.
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My old boss, a BYU prof, is including a diagram that I created in her next book!!! :D Her book is on Zora Neale Hurston, entitled Zora in Lightning and Storm.
A while back, I used Quark to design a cool diagram on African Mysticism, and she had me tweak it a little yesterday for her Powerpt presentation. That's when she said she'd be including it in her book, complete with a byline of course. All I can say is this: Whoo-hoo!!!
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I'm happy to start a new happy things thread.
And that, after torrential rain, we have California sunshine again.
As long as it's not liquid sunshine. ;)
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Woo hoo, Shrain! Something to add to your list of publications.
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Yeah, I'm stoked about it. She's acknowledging me for all the research I did for the book, too, when I was her intern. It feels pretty wonderful.
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I am happy and generally relieved that I might have found a new roommate to replace Harbinger. And it isn't some 21 year-old youngin or dumb jock.
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I'm back in blighty. I can read roadsigns again!
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I'm not sure I'm happy, but I am amused: the night staff (custodial) has been playing with my figures. THey're all lined up now.
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lol.
I guess they figured that superheroes shouldn't be in a ragtag formation or something. That's quite amusing. What figures do you have?
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Thing is, only about half of them are heroes. Omega Red was about to do some horrible, horrible things to Cyclops while Bulleye attacked Einstein.
anyway, the list is in one of the questions in my FAQs (http://plastic.herbertlives.com/faq.php)
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I'm happy that after I was feeling bad for still being in school at my age, I ran into my cousin at school who has just started on her degree. She started college at the same time as her oldest child.
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My new computer arrived today! Wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles, I will have the weekend to play with my new toy. So much for cleaning the house. :D
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Thing is, only about half of them are heroes.... anyway, the list is in one of the questions in my FAQs (http://plastic.herbertlives.com/faq.php)
My, my, e, what an impressive line-up! Thanks for the link. I knew you'd mentioned it somewhere but I was being sort of, um, lazy...
stacer, hope you're having fun with your new toy. What kind of PC did you end up getting?
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I'm happy b/c I'll be gettinig an internet connection at home this afternoon, so I'll be able to waste time somewhere other than school. Yay wasting time! Speaking of which, for Christmas I got seasons 3-5 of Gilmore Girls. Don't bother calling for the next few weeks, I won't answer. ;)
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I'm happy that I'm not the only one that loves Gilmore Girls. It's my favoritetist.
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I'm happy because tomorrow is my birthday and I got five paperbacks at the thrift store today.
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I got my official GRE scores. I did well in the writing section. Go me. Can I hear a "What were they on when they scored that?"
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What you talking 'bout? Obviously your writing is excellent.
I'm happy because everyone has wished me a happy birthday and my new watch is really cool.
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I'm happy because I have a job that I think is going to work perfectly to meet my current needs.
I've been hired by a local tutoring business run by family friends. (Having connections when you job search is so nice. They didn't even interview me, it was more like, "We want you to work here. Do you want to?") For starters, my set hours are Tu/Th from 3:30-6:30. As new meds are making me pretty sick, but I seem to do better in the afternoons, working a couple of afternoons for three hours is just about right. And I love kids and teaching, so it's a good mix. They have their own program that the kids work through, so I don't have to prepare anything, just show up and run the kids through their work. Nice and not stressful. I'm not going to break the bank, but I'll have gas money and entertainment and such.
The funny thing was when he told me my salary. Usually he starts people out at $10 an hour, but he's going to start me at $11.50 (again the benefits of knowing your boss already and having him like you). He apologized, though, for having to pay me so little. 'Course, it's not a lot of hours, but it was still funny how he felt bad about paying me so "little." I didn't bother telling him it's more than I've made at any of my jobs, including my upcoming internship. Granted, this is California, not Utah. Trying to live in California on $11.50 an hour, no matter how many hours, is much more difficult.
Anyways, I'm happy about it. I think it's going to be a perfect fit. And I'll be able to pick up more hours as time goes by. So, yay! ;D
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I'm happy because the boss approved the purchase of Adobe CS2.
Yay for upgrades!
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I'm happy because Ari is flying down to visit on the 16th of February. If you TWG Utah people throw a party while she's around, I'll try to drag her along.
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I'm happy because I just got a phone call from a good friend from Boston who moved away, went to Jerusalem, got married, etc. etc. and who happens to be living in Seattle now. I'd been meaning to get back in touch with her, but hadn't figured out her phone number yet (it's buried somewhere in 9-months-old email). She's back in town (apparently, she had to study one more semester in Boston to finish her program) and living nearby. If that isn't enough, four or five OTHER friends from Boston happen to be in town this weekend, and everyone's getting together for dinner tonight. I'm SO glad she called me. It'll be so great to catch up with her, and maybe we'll be able to start hanging out again now that we've got each others' phone numbers!
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I'm happy because Ari is flying down to visit on the 16th of February. If you TWG Utah people throw a party while she's around, I'll try to drag her along.
That's during LTUE. Should be way way easy to have a get together then, yeah? Let's do it.
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I'm happy because my computer got a huge new, but I'm not sure how happy that is because it seems too big.
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I'm happy because my computer got a huge new , but I'm not sure how happy that is because it seems too big.
My computer got a huge gnu, and those can never be too big. ;)
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No gnus are good news.
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But Gary Gnu was a good gnu and brought us the gnu g-news!
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but even *he* said no gnus is good gnus.
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Aw, come on, LE, it's not nearly as fun when you edit your post to include the missing word.
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Ok, sorry, I'll de-edit it
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I love my family. My little brother is especially awesome. I wish everyone could see the stand-up comic routine he puts on each night when he comes home and regales us with his adventures from Target. Who knew that working at a cash register could provide so much entertainment?
I feel like I should be taking notes. My brother is really good at picking up on details to tell a story, although he probably doesn't even realize it. He just likes to strut around and make us laugh.
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Hey Saint E: Widescreen DVD of Pretty In Pink at Walmart for $4.88
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I just got asked out on a date.
*blink*
(These occasions are so rare, that they sometimes surprise me.) (Don't worry, I said yes.)
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Cool! That is a happy thing!
I expect mucho details in your LJ.
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Happy times for Stacer.
In other happy news. One of my older brothers just called me to let me know that he and his wife are expecting a baby around September.
This will be my eleventh niece/nephew for those of you keeping score.
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Well, it was rather strange, which is why the surprise. I've only had one conversation with him. And he's been revealing TMI in email all day. So... yeah. But! Keep an open mind. Doesn't hurt to make a new friend. Get me out of the house, at least.
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TMI?
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Too Much Information.
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Kudos to stacer on the date!
I'm in a super good mood for lots of reasons. But here are the best ones:
1) I'm back in Boston after a fun, yet oft grueling, road trip from UT with my little bro. Ah, the stories . . .
2) I persuaded a prof to over-enroll me in his Book Production and Design class--the class I REALLY, REALLY wanted. The class my advisor assured me that I shouldn't bother trying to get in because "For various reasons, this isn't a course where overenrollment is likely. But not to worry: as a first-year student, you'll have other chances to take the course because it's offered every year."
Pfft! Forget that. I mean, I don't want to take just one class because that's all I can get into. I want to get my degree before I'm old and gray, after all. Besides, I'm paying $3,008 for a class, so you betta believe that I'm gonna do all I can to get what I want. Sheesh, they really need to add more sections. It's absurd. They keep admitting more people to the program w/o increasing the # of sections offered. >:(
*Ahem...*
3) For Christmas, my friend in CA got me an autographed picture of, get this, Serenity's dashing capt. Malcolm Reynolds at a Firefly con! :D So thoughtful of him to get that. Of course, my friend's a big Firefly fan himself, so the con was more than your average shopping trip. Nothing wrong w/ that, of course.
Anyway, what's really neat is that he had Nathan Fillion write a special inscription:
"Sarah, Keep Flyin'. Keep writing."
*sigh* Now -that's- pretty cool.
<Sorry for the, uh, longish post. Couldn't help myself.>
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I'm happy that someone complimented me on the compliment thread that I don't even know (unless it is a friend in disguise). Yay! The_Bot is my new friend! ;D
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My car has started to work again. All this time I thought it was male, but it must be female because no man would be so unpredictable and fickle.
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In order to keep up with the grump thread, I have to say the weather in Colorado has totally rocked so far this winter. I love Colorado because it generally follows my rule on winter weather, being that snow should stay up in the mountains where it belongs. Colorado's weather has been pretty good about this, although Denver did get a little dusking of snow earlier this week but it wasn't enough to be a material breach of the rule.
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42 wrote:
In other happy news. One of my older brothers just called me to let me know that he and his wife are expecting a baby around September.
This will be my eleventh niece/nephew for those of you keeping score.
I am keeping score (of course it means another niece/nephew for me too).
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I have a job interview on Tuesday!!
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Yay! Congratulations!
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I have a job interview on Tuesday!!
Congrats! What kind of job is it?
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Part time, nursing assistant. (what I've been taking classes for since December)
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Awesome. Can't wait to hear how it goes!
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I'm happy that Archon is helping with the newbie smackdown.
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I'm happy that Archon is helping with the newbie smackdown.
I love that it's so entertaining. I can appreciate it, although I'm no good at it.
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I made some black bean and corn salsa tonight, and it wasn't half bad. It would have been better had the recipe been easier to read (half of it started under the nutritional information on the bean can), which would have prompted me to buy a fresh tomato. As it was, the canned tomato did... okay. But it's still a happy thing that I made something relatively healthy to snack on. Now I have to remember to eat those apples I have in the fridge before they go bad.
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I'm happy because I got nearly 12 hours of sleep last night.
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I'm happy because I got nearly 12 hours of sleep last night.
Wow, that makes me envious.
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well, I went to bed at 7, and got absolutely zilch done yesterday.
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I went to bed at 8, took a full dosage of sleep medication and got 5 hours of sleep.
I'm not really complaining, just wishfulling thinking it would be nice to get 12 hours of sleep once and a while.
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I slept 12 hours on Friday, Saturday and 14 on Sunday. Getting over a cold tends to do that too you.
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I think my problem was that I've had this bizarre dreams that wake me up a lot
so while I've been in bed and mostly unconscious for ~8 hours all week, I haven't been getting much real rest. But last night, I just went to bed as soon as I sent the kids to their room, and I actually fell into a deep sleep
Here's wishing everyone a good night's sleep! My dad and I were talking about how it takes a bad night of sleep to appreciate what a blessing sleep is. I really sympathize with those who don't get enough rest often.
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I really sympathize with those who don't get enough rest often.
Yeah, like mothers of young children, who experience that not just occasionally, but for years.
And to keep this thread from sounding like the grumpy thread, I will add my 2 cents of happiness, in the form of new wood floors (http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/images/01-14-06_2.jpg) at my house. I love them.
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I'm happy because my wife (who is one of those mothers with young children who has not slept for years) is taking a nap right now.
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I'm also happy because local news has returned to our area of the country after a short absence because of the Denver Broncos. Because the Denver Broncos loss yesterday, thing are returning to normal and those of us who don't care about NFL football can get on with our lives (at least in Denver).
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I'm happy because living next to a good art college (Calarts) and having friends there means I get to go to cool and interesting things. Last Friday I went to a lecture by Mike Mignola, creator of the graphic novel Hellboy, and tomorrow evening I get to go hear Mark Hammill speak (Luke Skywalker in Star Wars). And I'd never read a Hellboy comic before (though I think I wil now. He uses mythology, and I'm a sucker for mythology), and I'm not even that much into Star Wars (a little too young to be a true fanatic).
I think I'm going to these things partly to make people on this board jealous. ;D Oh yes, I am evil.
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Considering that Mark Hamill lives in Malibu, it really isn't all that bad of a drive to Valencia.
And yes, I am jealous.
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Me too. Heartily.
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I GOT THE JOB, YAY!!!!
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Congrats Fuzzy. That is good news.
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Yea! That's so exciting. Congrats fuzzy!
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations! :)
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Congrats!
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Huzzah!!
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Spent the afternoon hanging out with my department and my old boss, Peter. We played pool and ate really *hot* chili. After such a weird couple of previous weeks (strange medicine making me all jittery and emotional, still sick, strange guy stalking me, and annual reviews, all within the course of about a week and a half), it was so nice to relax and talk books and trade gossip on the industry.
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...After such a weird couple of previous weeks (strange medicine making me all jittery and emotional, still sick, strange guy stalking me, and annual reviews, all within the course of about a week and a half), it was so nice to relax and talk books and trade gossip on the industry.
Sheesh. How awful! Good thing you finally got some R&R time. I sure hope your meds aren't messing with you anymore. I didn't know that guy was still bothering you, either. :( That sucks. Makes me wish I could put a hex on him or something for you... Hope your weekend's been nice.
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Not anymore, on either. Just saying it was nice for that to be over.
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whew. I'm glad the insanity has stopped for you. :)
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I'm happy because today was a nice sunny day and it was a free-day at the Denver Zoo.
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I'm happy because I got to use my birthday money to buy nice shoes so my feet won't hurt after a day at work.
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I'm happy because while I'm undergoing a "down" half of the moodswing, and I was mad because my medications are supposed to be doing something about it, I realized that even if I'm having tension related panic dreams, everything is much less dramatic than it used to be. Yay!
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I'm happy because we finally forced the marketing director to take his turn on tech support. the punk
Yeah, it may sound weird that a director of marketing should do tech support, but the previous one did, and all the sales reps do. And the owner of the business even takes his turn. So it was making me quite grumpy that the marketing director was getting out of the schedule every month.
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I'm happy because the Denver Museum of Nature & Science was free today. The Health exhibit told me that I'm overweight (BMI=25.00) and have too much stress in my life but because I didn't have to pay for this information, I'm happy. Plus, the kids had fun.
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I'm happy because I'm sitting in my sleeping bag watching "Grosse Pointe Blank" and drinking sangria-flavored soda. Good times.
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I think I'm happy that everytime I've been into Walmart in the last month, people have been extremely nice to me. They ask me how I'm doing, give approval of my purchases, give me compliments, and help me with anything I seem to need. I've gotten this from both employees and other customers. It's kind of nice and also kind of creepy.
I also tend to only shop at Walmart in the very early hours of the morning when few people are in the store.
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Walmart is just trying to keep you from seeing their evil side. Beware.
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I bought a vaccuum for $30 at Walmart out of desperation--I didn't really expect it to work.
But it sucks! ;) ;D I now have clean floors! Go me!
My monitor also stopped fritzing out. And I have a table and chairs. (My roommate just moved out, taking all her furniture and decorations (thank goodness) with her.) And I totally redecorated. No more cutsie Americana crap for me! My apartment looks beautiful! I'm so HAPPY!
I am now officially disgusted with myself for using that many exclamation points in one post. Ug.
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Phew! I just mispelled hotmail.com as hotmails.com. Am I glad that I didn't mispell mail. :)
Ugg. Hotmales.com Sickening. >:(
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Ugg. Hotmales.com Sickening. >:(
So that begs the question... Why is this in the Happy Things thread?
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Because I didn't mispell it like that.
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I'm happy because last night was the first night that Brenna not only slept through the night, but she slept in her crib the whole time! ;D
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Yay! I am so happy for you!
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Because I didn't mispell it like that.
Got it. Sorry--I read your post wrong.
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Emerson finally credited my CC for the $3,053 tuition payment I made before my loans came in. Yay!! My loans came in two weeks ago and the refund was supposed to go thru then. Alas, they screwed up. Thank goodness I didn't add my second class until after my loans came thru. Otherwise, I would've had a n even bigger CC bill. Whew, I'm glad that's taken care of. :D
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My mom sent us money to go out to dinner for Valentine's Day!
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Cool. That's very sweet of her. Enjoy!
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My mother-in-law sent us money to go out to dinner for Valentine's Day as well. Yea! She also sent fun socks with hearts on them. How sweet.
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haha.
While we're discussing the infamous holiday approaching . . . my roomie and her boyfriend have an unusual Valentine's Day date planned. She's LDS, he's Zen Buddist, and they're going to his weekly meditation night. She started attending with him a month ago. Kinda cool. He's taking discussions and stuff.
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I am SOOOO Happy because I just finished editing a 650-page manual for work. It was driving me nuts. I'm so glad it's done!
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See, I felt like that when I first finished the help files here.
Then they just kept giving me more stuff. I will *never* be done.
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My 3 year old son was able to write his name, by himself, today. He'll be a writer for sure.
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Oh yeah? Well, when my son was two . . . Nevermind.
I'm happy because I have control of the thermostat. My landlords moved across country on Monday and left me to manage the house. So if you know anyone who is looking for a place to live, the upstairs is a two-storey hardwood-floor three-bedroom two-bathroom house. And there's a nice yard to go with it.
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my 3-year-old nephew can go to the computer, start the web browser, and type in "Wiggles"...
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MY daughters are better than yours.
They've beaten their first video games in less than a week of owning it.
*sniff* they grow up so fast...
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Well, my 2-year old ferret can't read or write, and has too much ADHD to play video games. But she has slain my blue squishy pillow 3 times this week.
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Awesome. 42 4 teh win!
Wait... no
My 2 year old beat up the bed post using only her head last night. I think that tops it.
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Posted by: 42 Posted on: Today at 7:28am
Well, my 2-year old ferret can't read or write, and has too much ADHD to play video games. But she has slain my blue squishy pillow 3 times this week.
That's great.
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My brother is getting married this summer! It's in Washington D.C., which means a trip to the east. Fun!
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woo woo!
DC is the bestest temple
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woo woo!
DC is the bestest temple
It is beautiful. I haven't been in it, so I'm excited.
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I'm happy because it's Valentines Day and I splurged this time and bought my wife a piece of jewelry just so we could momentarily forget that I'm in school and that we have no money.
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I'm happy because it's Valentines Day and I splurged this time and bought my wife a piece of jewelry just so we could momentarily forget that I'm in school and that we have no money.
That is very sweet. My husband never buys stuff for Valentine's. Too close to our anniversary. He gets romance overload and can't deal.
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haha. I think a lot of guys feel that way around this time, even without an anniversary of some sort.
Well, I'm happier because I'm still feeling crummy w/ the flu but my mom sent me a Valentine's Day e-card. Such a nice little surprise, you know. Makes me feel less lonely. :)
Edit: Wow, my dad just emailed me to say hello. He just rarely does that. Like, never. Hey, and my bro just texted me, too. Funny kid. Gee, I'm feelin' the love! :D Now all I need is a BIG box of chocolates to eat after my class tonite...
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I'm so happy to be home with my family! :-* :)
We just had a Valentine's lunch--it was the only time we could all be together, between our work schedules. So Dad came home from work for lunch and Mom had Valentine's gifts for all of us and we had a good time. My family is really cool. I'm lucky to have a prolonged amount of time with them right now, for a little while.
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I'm so excited it's Friday and I'm so excited that Monday is a holiday for which I will be paid. Getting paid to stay at home and do whatever you want is so wonderful. Sure, I don't get paid vacation as of yet, but at least I get holidays! Yea!
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Yay! I'm not sick anymore! :)
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The soothing sound of rain makes me happy. And sleepy. Off to bed!
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I fixed my car today. All I needed was a hairdryer, a jump and some starter fluid. It still has a little bit of a rough idle (probably from a weak fuil injector or a dirty fuel system) but I just hope it keeps running for a while.
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It's my birthday and I'm very happy today. You can read the novel-length version on my livejournal (http://zeliot.livejournal.com/2370.html) if you'd like.
Love and kisses to all! ;D
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Holy Toledo, gas is down to $2.09 a gallon! That makes me happy.
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I just made my appointment for sinus surgery today. March 16. This makes me happy because I anticipate that after fixing my deviated septum (which currently blocks my right nostril) and opening up some sinus passageways, I will hopefully not get so sick anymore. Here's hoping.
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Remind us to pray for success when the day comes around!
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Yes, drop us a reminder when the day comes. It sounds like the surgery will be just what you need. :)
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Scotland won the 6 nations, getting the Calcutta Cup. Woot. Defeated england 15-9.
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When I kept hearing the sound of bells in the kitchen, I thought I *must* be going mad. I stepped out of my room and there was my roomie, wearing her jester hat tipped with shiny bells (from a past Halloween costume) lol. Ah, there's hope for this one yet!
So then we made enchiladas, her wearing a jester hat, me wearing a medieval crown. After that we built a fire, ate dinner, and did homework while watching Dances with Wolves. Yep, we're just party girls (http://photobucket.com/albums/f306/shrain78/Good%20Times/). 8)
(P.S. The green liquid ain't an apple martini. It's Diet Mtn Dew... Hers, of course.)
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Howl's Moving Castle is at Movies 8. I think I'm in love--I'd forgotten how much I adore this movie.
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ooooh I'll have to see if it's playing at any of the dollar theaters here.
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I really need to see Howl's Moving Castle again. And buy the DVD. And listen to the soundtrack again. And buy the DVDS of everything else Miyazaki ever did. Including, like, primary school finger paintings.
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I'm so happy. I found the safe place in which I put the business cards I thought I'd lost. Only three of them, but I was feeling unprofessional for having lost them.
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whew. That's great. It's a terrible feeling when you put something important in a "safe place" and can't remember where the heck that was.
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I'm happy because the family all just got to sit down and watch our dogs put on a really great show. Watching our dogs wrestle is more fun and exciting than anything they show on 90 channels of television.
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I'm happy that it is now March and no longer February.
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To quote Garfield *shudder*, February is the Monday of months.
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Very true. I'm happy to see Feb. gone.
Also, registering my car only cost $86! Hurray!! I'd been bracing myself for a much more sizable amount. Yet it's so weird how I paid less for registration than I did to get a MA license that replaces my unexpired UT license. huh.
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This makes me very happy I never got a MA drivers license. (It "only" costs $40 in WA, and that hurt enough.)
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Ah, well, I was just following the dictates of a police officer who pulled me over in my roommate's car last year (before I had my car here). My roomie had kindly given me the use of her car while she was in Kenya for 3 weeks and I tended her dogs. Only problem was that her registration was expired. She didn't think to mention this to me.
Just my luck, I guess, but no cop spotted this little difficulty until I just happened to be driving her car, oblivious. *sigh* Luckily he waived the $50 ticket he could've given to both of us. However, he did give me grief over not having a MA license since I'd been living here for a certain amount of time. I even mentioned that I was a student, but that didn't seem to matter. Dag nab it.
BUT all that aside, I'm sort of glad I got to get a new license because that meant a new photo! My old photo shows me before I lost 90 lbs. So I may be out a big chunk of money, but now I don't have this constant reminder of what I used to look like. Yay! :D
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Okay, sorry for the double post, but I got this awesome email from a guy in my Emerson writing group about my critique.
He said:
Sarah, I was just reading your feedback from my latest piece and I
wanted to thank you. You're a fantastic reader/editor. I hope this
is part of what you want to be doing professionally. You have great
skills!
Thanks,
Bob
So cool. It's nice to hear stuff like this. :D
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That is very cool, Shrain. What a boost to hear stuff like that.
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I'm ecstatic - DARTH_CAPITAL just got banned! ;D
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I'm happy because Hotwire.com got us a hotel room at the Westin in Detroit for only $63 a night, for our anniversary get-away this coming weekend! Four stars, baby!
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I'm happy that Brenna is becoming more alert and fun every day. Also, I'm happy that she likes her dragon doll.
(http://www.kuglerworld.com/albums/brennanoelkugler/DSCF0025.thumb.jpg)
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Fuzzy, that's so nice! I *love* deals! (I went shopping this weekend 'cuz of the sales and got away with $330 of stuff for only $110. yay!)
Little Brenna is so darling! Also, I agree that it's a very good sign that the dragon fascinates her so. ;D
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I just got asked if I could do some freelance editing work. Sure it's only an hour or two worth of work, but it's still a little extra money and I told him I charge $20/hr (as if it was what I always charge. But actually this is the first freelance job I've gotten :)). If anything that's low, though, cause one of my co-workers who told this person to ask me told me I should charge $25-$50/hr, but $20 came out, so that's okay. I'm excited about the extra moolah.
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That's pretty awesome. What's the project like?
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It was a grad school application to an MBA program (4 essays). The guy wanted to make sure it was as perfect as possible so he has the most chance of getting in. It was only a little over 2 hours of work, but hey, it's $45 (minus taxes, ugh). It is someone who works at my company. I was recommended by some other editors here since they didn't have time and figured I'd do a good job.
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Not too onerous of a job anyhow, eh, Tink? That's good! :)
I'm happy because it's like spring here today! 53 degrees and sunny! Whoo-hoo. No long sleeves for me today! :D
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/me points and laughs.
We're having an early summer. We've been wearing shorts for 3 or 4 days. It may still get cold again. It has in the past, but I'm enjoying what we got while we do.
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83 today!
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You guys are just mean. Rub it in. Here we had snow.
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ha ha...
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So, last week someone came over to look at the house (see the Grumpy (http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=rantage;action=display;num=1132678459;start=315) thread for info). They called Friday and said they will probably come over some time this week with an offer.
Wow.
We haven't even put the house on the market yet. This is great.
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I'll say! Cool. Usually, selling a house on your own takes months and months! I hope they make a great offer.
Oh, and to SE: a plastic pox on all your action figures, and your precious little spidey, too! May there be no survivors.
To Jeffe: May a swarm of moths gobble up your precious Dr. Who scarf and leave not a thread behind! hmmpfh
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You are clearly asking to be destroyed.
/me readies the MDU
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Monkey Dispatch Unit?
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I'm happy because I have lots of freaking awesome friends, and I keep making new ones. Made a couple of really amazing friends this weekend, and then also got to spend time with my old amazing friends who I love.
Sometimes, I really just love my life.
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Monkey Dispatch Unit?
Deployment, but yeah.
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I was thinking Monkey Death Unit. But "deployment" is much more suave. Oh, and all that "plastic pox on your action figures" stuff? It was, um . . . a joke. As a humble admirer, I'd never seriously wish to see your prolific collection decimated.
Anyhow, I'm happy because I've landed an interview at Pearson Education this week. Cool. It's only in the permissions dept., but I've applied to other depts as well. Heck, I might as well go in, right?
Also, my instructor can't make it to class tonight so he won't be there to get in the way of actual work getting done on our book! whoo hoo! :) I know, that sounds a little odd, but he's a doofus, so we really will get more accomplished w/o him there.
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Today is truly a lucky one! I got my fed. tax refund today. YAY!
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This might be more apropriate on a funny things thread, meh.
So begins the duel between Faster Master St. Pastor and Fellfrosch! Tremble in awe at the mighty conflict!
It is a bout between a Student of Dark Magic and a Student of Death !
You have 156 hitpoints.
Fellfrosch has 593 hitpoints.
This point will be determined by a battle of Dark Magic!
You have 156 hitpoints and 0 matchpoint(s).
Fellfrosch has 593 hitpoints and 0 matchpoint(s).
Fellfrosch casts a Summon Dark Warriors spell!
You defend with a No Spell spell!
Your spell absorbs 4 damage!
Fellfrosch hits you for 1193 damage!
You have -1037 hit points left.
You cast your Darkstrike spell!
Fellfrosch defends with a No Spell spell!
spell absorbs 3 damage!
You hit Fellfrosch for 100 damage!
Fellfrosch has 493 hit points left.
Your opponent wins the match point!
You slump to the ground dead, your hitpoints depleted to -1037!
Fellfrosch stands over your corpse gloating!
This is the funniest thing ever, one round, and I lose, completly trumped.
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Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. Who just got a job offer from Pearson Education! Me! whoo hoo! :D
Sure, it's only working in permissions, but it's a start with steady hours and--wonder of wonders--tuition reimbursement!! Of course, I'm still hoping I hear back from Tor about a job I applied for, yet this is definitely an awesome bit of news. hooooray!
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yay for new jobs!
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You'll want to look at their tuition reimbursement policy very carefully, though. Houghton wouldn't approve it for me because they said it wasn't directly job related for the specific department (i.e., they simply didn't want to pay for it, and that was their excuse). That was okay by me, anyway, because if I'd left the company before two years after my last semester in school, I'd have had to pay it all back, had I gotten tuition reimbursement.
Had I been in trade, however, it would have been great. I would have been approved for tuition reimbursement and had no problem staying on for two more years, because I'd have been in the department I wanted. It sure would have been nice not to have had to move from Boston.
However, things all work as they do for a purpose, and I'm glad for my job here. I love it, and it's way more fantasy oriented than working at Houghton would have been.
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Horray for Shrain!
On another note, I just want to say how much I appreciate this forum. I also participate regularly on another board (all LDS women) and although I like it, the women there can get...well, it can turn into melodrama sometimes. There was a big upheaval over the last few days (I was involved in no way) and it makes me appreciate this forum all the more for its sanity and intelligent conversation. What there is of it, anyway ;)
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I'm happy because I got my test results in the mail today and I passed and am now officially a State Tested Nursing Assistant.
Now all I need to do is apply for loans, apply to MedCentral, and study more science than I ever planned to, and in two years I can be a registered nurse and be employable for the rest of my life.
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I got a saturday part time job at the Compleat Stratagist a game store. I get a 30% discount!
Yay.
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Congrats to Fuzzy and Jeffe.
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*shrain sulks in the corner at Lost One's failure to notice her good news.
Oh, stacer, thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to read the fine print on any tuition agreements!
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Lost One apologizes for not noticing shrain's good news
Congrats Shrain.
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JP has made me very very happy because I love a good literature joke more than almost any kind of joke in the world. I am also possessed with the giddy desire to put in a DVD and laugh at Michael Keaton.
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Lost One apologizes for not noticing shrain's good news
Congrats Shrain.
hehehe. Thanks! :D
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JP has made me very very happy because I love a good literature joke more than almost any kind of joke in the world. I am also possessed with the giddy desire to put in a DVD and laugh at Michael Keaton.
I nearly watched that last night myself. I ended up deciding on Lord of the Rings, but got bored (not because of the movie, but because of my mood) and went to bed early. Except that I couldn't sleep--after falling asleep all afternoon at work. This surgery really messed with my sleeping patterns, I tell you. But this is under happy things because I still think I'm getting better, slowly but surely.
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So you're back at work now? Yay! Even if it's a half-asleep workday, it's still going in the right direction. Cool. :)
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I'm happy because it is spring and everything is starting to turn green.
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Yay, I got my job offer package from Pearson Education in the mail today. Not bad hourly rate at all plus overtime and 401k and ins. :)
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I'm happy because my husband and I are going to southern Utah for a little vacation this next weekend. I'm having fun planning it!
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I'm happy because I actually grok what's going on in my visual basic class.
And because I found a rockin' new photo. What's cooler than a fly? A fly with shades.
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Sweet, I love it when I grok stuff! But it's even better when I get stuff.
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Yay, my new ferret cage arrived, which is sending my ferret into much joyful dancing and happy squeaking.
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Ferret Dance of Joy or Ferret Dance of Extreme Joy? Or even better yet would be Ferret War Dance or Retaliation!
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Best first day of work ever! Started at Pearson Education today, and it was great! I think I'll really like working there. (Free hot chocolate and no clocking in are definitely a part of the happy equation. Good co-workers too.) yay!
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I'm so happy I don't have to work today. I managed to work 40 hours this week even though I was only scheduled for 24, and I'm bushed. At least I have the weekend off.
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I get Good Friday off! Let's hear it for Catholic bosses!
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I'm happy because I got to wear my hair down today, all day, since I wasn't at work. It may be silly, but I feel that having to wear your hair up in a bun or some other out-of-the-way formation every day defeats the purpose of having waist-length hair.
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My in-laws are renting a car for me, so that I can take a trip to Utah this weekend and surprise my mother (whose birthday happens to be on Easter).
P.S. 42, don't tell mom even if she already suspects it.
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My in-laws are renting a car for me, so that I can take a trip to Utah this weekend and surprise my mother (whose birthday happens to be on Easter).
P.S. 42, don't tell mom even if she already suspects it.
What will you pay me to keep quiet?
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42, if you stay quiet, I let you see your cute and chubby nephews. Isaac will tackle you and Leif will wipe his nose on you. They are soo much fun.
Also, I won't advise mom and dad to cut you out of their will (if they ever write one).
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42, if you stay quiet, I let you see your cute and chubby nephews. Isaac will tackle you and Leif will wipe his nose on you. They are soo much fun.
Also, I won't advise mom and dad to cut you out of their will (if they ever write one).
There will never be a will, and I have many other nephews.
I'm thinking something more along the lines of I would really like to not have to attend my Abnormal Psych class on monday. But the instructor grades on attendence, even though there really is no reason to show up since all my instructor does is repeat stuff from the book and if you have a question he tells you to reread the book. Course, if a certain lawyer were to sit in my seat and aswered to my name...
That would be a happy thing.
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Not that I wouldn't want to do that for you 42, but I will be leaving early monday morning so I can catch my Corporate Taxation class (S Corps and liquidations). Unfortunately, the dictator that teaches the class does take attendance and ask questions and if a student responds "I don't know" then it counts as an absence and if a student misses more than three classes they are not allowed to take the final exam (which is 100% of the students grade). The dictator also knows who I am (because he is the dictator/director for the program and we are both lawyers) and would call on me if he suspected anything (which is likely to happen because you would smell funny to him, 42). Thus it would be best if I didn't miss his class.
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I have an easy button at work.
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My friend has one too.... but it is broken, cause I am always hitting that thing..... Just my luck some business in Somalia is up to it's eyeballs in whiteboards and toner.
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Oh happy day, kaloo kalay!! My mngr just told us that Person's "unofficial" corporate policy for Good Friday is that we can leave at 1pm. Hooray!!!
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I got my 40 Years of X-Men on DVD. Took forever for it to ship, but it was worth the wait. Now I just need a lot of perusing time.
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A dog of the house of Capulet moves me.
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For the first time ever, I'll be living without a roommate!! Yay! I found this super apt in Quincy that's affordable and has everything I wanted. 1 br, eat-in-kitchen w/ great appliances and disposal, storage space, walk in closets, lots of wood paneling, good-sized bedroom, safe neighborhood, utilities incl. except elec., plenty of parking!! Wow.
Dang good price in this expensive rental market, too. I didn't even have to sign a lease or pay 2 1/2 months' rent, just first month's and a $200 deposit. I'm so exicted to move in over the next few days. Just gotta finish my final school projects first.... blah!
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Yay Shrain! Good for you. Living alone can be lonely, though, I'll warn you. Does it include heat? That's the most important thing with utilities in Boston apartments. I lived in a house my first winter there and we were spending over $100 *a piece* on heat in a 5-br house every month for oil heat. But of course, then you move to Seattle and everything's electric, and barely any utilities are included, but then you realize you never have to have the heat on full-time except in the "deepest" of winter.
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shrain, that is some awesome apartment hunting. I need you to find a place for me to live. Come down. We'll feed you until you are successful.
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Yay Shrain! Good for you. Living alone can be lonely, though, I'll warn you. Does it include heat?
Thanks! As for including heat, you-bet-your-earmuffs-it-does. :D Hooray! Believe me, I experienced heating bills first-hand. Wowzers, heating cost *so* freakin' much. I'm just amazed at how great a deal and nice a place this is. All I have to pay is electric and internet/cable.
About the loneliness... yeah, I've thought about that a lot. But for some reason everything worked out, and I'm excited to give it a try. I mean, I kept trying to arrange things with other LDS girls who needed roomies but nothing was working out. (I didn't want to change wards, for instance, or pay a ton for parking, etc., etc.)
Now, as for those parties who are interested in my apartment-finding abilities, a payment in the amount of $400 should be sent directly to my paypal account. Then we'll talk meals. ;)
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COD, baby. COD
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One moment while I check to see if you qualify for that benefit.......
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I got free chocolate and caramel covered popcorn today.
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I got free soda, cause my work has a fridge full of it..
....but I am jealous.. as I would much prefer caramel popcorn.
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I'm happy because today is my 4th wedding anniversary, and Brenna is 6 months old. :)
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I found someone elsewho has seen, and likes, Cold Comfort Farm!
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Today, I got to go on a picnic with my family. We went to a lake with a sandy beach and ate homemade mandoo (potstickers) with fresh pineapple. The weather was perfect and the kids could play in the sand and water while my wife and I laid on a blanket. It is nice to get an opportunity to relax during the week once in a while.
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I found someone elsewho has seen, and likes, Cold Comfort Farm!
I own that movie. Love it.
"I saw something naaaasty in the woodshed."
"Robert Post's chiwld gave me this nice little mop!"
"The golden orb.... the golden orb..."
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I own that movie. Love it.
Ditto.
Great Aunt Ida: I saw something nasty in the woodshed!
Mr. Neck: Sure you did, but did it see you, baby?
(Great Aunt Ida is rendered speechless.)
Bwahahahahha. I love that movie.
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I'm going to MarCon because Kristy loves me!!!!!!
Very, very very very happy.
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;D
I heart Stacer and Nessa.
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Wow, that was a fun concert, except that seventh graders don't know how to sing in tune or harmonize at all.
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I am happy because my baby is out! Hurray! I am no longer pregnant.
I am also happy because so many people like Cold Comfort Farm.
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what a odd way to phrase that.
I suppose congratulations are in order.
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IT'S ALIIIIVE!
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"It came from Sigyn" would make an awesome B-Movie title. Congrats!
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Wow! that would be a good movie title.. except, since I know what it is about, I probably wouldn't want to watch it.
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I looked in my email box and what did I see--Mistborn 3 waiting for meee. Yay! It offsets my grumpiness over my publishing class, to some extent at least. Now if work will only *stay* slow today...
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/me pokes EUOL
I haven't gotten mine yet.
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That email shrain got was address to her, me, and you. It's probably to one of the million addresses you don't often check.
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That email shrain got was address to her, me, and you. It's probably to one of the million addresses you don't often check.
lol. SE, I forwarded it to your TWG address. I'm on the second chapter right now (in between working on an Excel report. hehe).
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I have a million addresses that don't *work*, but that's different than addresses I don't check.
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As miserable as my law school made me, at least occasionally it does something that makes me feel good about it.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/11/innocence.project.ap/index.html
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I have a good insurence company, USAA and they deserve a plug. I got hit this morning like I said in the Grumpy thread. USAA has calm relaxed agents to take the call, and I mean calm. They keep asking questions like, "are you ok" and are very patient. Working at a call center I know how hard that is call after call after call. Oddly though I was freaking out a little, and I had the shakes for about 5 minutes after the accident I stayed calm, remained nice and even hugged the other girl when she staggered over sheepishly to apologize for wrecking my car and almost killing me. Oddly Im not mad at her, Im resigned to the fact that two pieces of matter for whatever reason collided at medium speeds in DC, for whatever reason. Its a chance you take riding in a car, or walking down the street or just living. I know its kind of zen, but for a moment I only observed one cosmic car, in the world, especially when dozens of other cars nearly mimicked our accident at the same intersection.
All in all I stayed buisness like, I was distracted, and finding things like my insurance car proved to be difficult. Of course thats due to the fact that my car had gotten messy as much as the fact that I was nervous. For that matter coming back from the graveyard shift wasnt helping either.
Anyhow, Im convinced that she was solely at fault, I had witnesses and the evidence on scene backs up my story. USAA will make sure I dont pay a dime for my car. Heck when my dads car got t-boned they made sure he go 15,000 dollars to fix it. So like I said, Im not worried.
Plus I get a rental car for free till mine is fixed... glad I paid that extra 5 dollars a month now.
Anyhow everyones ok, I was able to reach people and my car will be ok.
All plusses in my book.
And I think I passed a test last night too. Im glad I didnt get angry. Im glad Im still not angry.
Thanks to all the people who helped too.
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Jeffe, glad you're okay!! Accidents can shake you up, even if you're not almost snuffed. It's cool that you have such an awesome ins. company too.
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You know I'm realizing I developed a serious inferiority complex while I was at BYU. I was looking over my transcript for my meeting at NCSC tomorrow, and I only got 4 C's my whole time at BYU. Everything else was A's and B's. That's really not so bad, when you think about it. But yet I never viewed myself as doing very well.
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I'm happy because I'm going to Wicked this summer!! Yay!!
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I'm happy because the paper I'm writing just cracks me up; hippies being serious. Basically I have to write a 'newspaper' and my editorial is on whether or not castrating fish should be legal. The environmentalists say no, the industrialists say yes because everyone knows that fish just summon their spawn from the netherworlds, and the hippies think that everyone is crazy. "We're sober this time guys"
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Seconds is officially a book now! I get to pick up my copies next week--after I celebrate my b-day tomorrow in ME on a river rafting trip. weeee!
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Yay thats awesome Shrain...
Im happy because I just read this quote about Fred Rodgers and it made me feel really good and hopeful for humanity.
The crew mostly cameramen, grips and technicians rarely talked directly to Mr. Rogers off the set. They did, however, mercilessly make fun of him behind his back for the emotional and expressive way he communicated on the show and in public. Fred was an easy target for the crew because he was such an open and, to them, vulnerable man who wore his heart on his sleeve.
Amazingly though, while Mr. Rogers was rehearsing the movements of his puppets before each show, these same macho, blue-collar detractors would surreptitiously sneak into the television studio and ask his puppets for personal advice! Speaking through the voices and personalities of Wise Owl, the King, Squirrel and other puppets, Mr. Rogers would dispense guidance to the crew members about extremely personal issues, such as being impotent or having serious marital or health problems.
Fred assigned me the task of keeping everyone else off the set until he, or rather the puppets, finished counseling a worker. From a discreet distance, I observed these tough men cry and tell the puppets their most secret fears and weaknesses. The men knew on some level, of course, that inside the puppet was the hand of Fred Rogers. The same men who would not talk to Mr. Rogers to his face would bare their souls to his puppet-covered hands! The genuine concern and compassion Fred expressed through his puppets to these workers was very moving to witness.
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I am happy because traffic was MUCH nicer than yesterday.
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I am happy because Hondas are valuable enough to fix, rather than just declare totaled. So I will get my car back next week.
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Cooool, Jeffe. Always nice to have a car that works!
I'm happy because rafting was sweet. Also, I actually went on a date yesterday to see X-Men III. Afterwards, we had a bite to eat and wound up talking about Mistborn. It's funny that he's already heard about EUOL's trilogy. How, you might ask. Well, it turns out that he's a friend of Stacer's. :)
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Who? I can only think of a couple people who are still single, and only one of those guys actually asks girls out. Does his name start with a J? If so, he's a great guy.
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Heh. No, an "R" actually: Ryan. We were talking about how I want my novel to be a stand-alone, which led to talking about marketing. (Ryan thought I was saying that stand-alones do better profit-wise in the long run, yet I was just saying how I'd have a better chance of actually *selling* a stand-alone to a publisher since I'm an unknown writer.) I mentioned EUOL and Elantris as a case in point.
Anyhow, to my surprise, Ryan not only knew about Elantris but had an opinion about the Mistborn trilogy, saying how he'd "heard" it was better than Elantris. So of course I had to ask who his source was! I got rather excited because I thought maybe a new, positive review had come out. lol. Still, it's kind of cool to find out that you're friends with him.
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Oh! I know who you're talking about! And that's *great* that he's asking girls out! He's so shy. He's a good guy. And actually old roommates with the other guy I was thinking of. Or wait. Old roommate of the current roommate of the guy I was thinking of? Anyway, yeah, really good guy.
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My daughters are being brought up well.
"When are you going to finish your magazine, papa?" 6 and-a-half year old Elizabeth asked me yesterday.
After some initial confusion she explained that she wanted to see what I was doing with the pictures I took of my action figures.
So I connected Juno, and ten minutes later, when I actually could look at web pages, I pointed them at FPM
She started reading the comics to her sisters, understanding almost none of them.
However, "Galactus hungers!" and "I wanna be Ant-Man" are now favorite quotes among the children of my household.
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And that's *great* that he's asking girls out! He's so shy.
Thanks. Yeah, I hadn't held out much hope that he'd actually ask me out! I half expected nothing to ever happen. For one thing, he asked my (former) roommate out last year--or tried to, anyhow. Sad to say, even though she wasn't seeing anyone, she said no ... and not in a very tactful way. :( Poor guy. (She swears she didn't flirt with him, but she could've fooled me!) I figured that he might be afraid of more of the same, you know.
Aaanyway, it helped that I invited him to my housewarming/b-day party. Also, I'm just lucky to have a gal friend who put in a few well placed hints when we three and one of his friends went to see The Da Vinci Code last week. Yay for friends! :D
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I'm happy because summer vacation has officially started! Yay!
No more homework
No more books.
No more teachers' dirty looks. . . oh, wait.
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I'm happy because there's only three more days of school left (counting today)! I'm also happy because I am finally able to get on the computer in the morning and just relax instead of having to worry about doing homework. And to make it better I pulled it off with a 3.0, which even though it isn't as high as I would have liked it's still good (especially when you compare it to my family).
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WhooHoo! My little brother got his mission call this morning--he's off to the capital of El Salvador! Bueno!
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si es mus bueno...
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Hey, thanks, Jeffe. :D
(BTW, your typos are awesome. I love how "muy" became "mus" even though the "s" isn't even a right-hand key like "y" is. lol)
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Even though I accidentally cut my hair way too short, it still looks pretty good.
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Sometimes you get more than you bargained for--and it's awesome. When I called my new landlord to see if he could do a spring cleaning of the old A/C in my place, since it's super dusty, etc., he said how about a new one? With a remote. Sweet! So he's going to come doublecheck the measurements and order a brand new one. Hooray!!
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Two days late, but who's counting?
Schools out! Prepare for screwing around all summer! Hooray!
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So I get to go see Cars today, on the first day it's in theaters.
Course, I also get to take three of my nieces with me. I haven't decided if this will be good or bad. Hopefully it will be good.
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Bad. ;D Just kidding....
As for me, I *finally* picked up the copies of my book, SECONDS. They look freakin' super! Whoooohooo! Now I get to mail them off. Hey, SE, you never gave me your new address. I can just send it when you're all moved. No sense sending one other thing you have to lug to your new place. :P
Anyway, yay! I've even sold four copies. Sweeet.
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Silly little boys make me laugh (this is my two year old).
(http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/images/06-17-06_3.jpg)
What do you think the caption should be?
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"Hey Baby, you want to color on me?"
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I know it's kind of backwards to be happy about this, but I woke up today to a gentle rain and thunder storms. It cleared up and was sunny this afternoon for a while, but now it's raining again and we're getting a great show of lighting and thunder. So I'm sitting here with all the lights off in my room watching the storm and (finally) getting around to installing Open Office.
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So, I am going with a friend to watch E.T. at an outdoor theater at an actual country club. Huh, me, at a country club?! Kinda weird. But at least I'll be doing something suitably nerdy with my Friday night. :)
Edit: Oh, and I'm also debating whether I want to go see a special midnight showing of Serenity here in Boston in honor of Joss's b-day. Sponsored by the New England Brown Coats, no less. Maybe I can round up some people...
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Speaking of suitably nerdy, my friend and I are going to finish up season 7 of Buffy tonight. We didn't even know it was Joss Whedon's birthday, either.
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Macademia nut butter with raw honey. Oh, heavenly--and healthy! I'll never go back to PB & J again!
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I survived my first scout camp as a scoutmaster ;D. Also, all of my scouts survived too. They even have all of their fingers and toes (thanks to superglue).
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Someone else bought Cheerios by mistake and so not only did I get to eat them, I got the free song from iTunes on the back of the box. Better than a plastic toy if you ask me.
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Shrain was in Utah this weekend, and I got to meet her for ice cream. Here's proof! (http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/images/07-03-06.jpg) It was fun. We had some laughs, she came to see my house, and she met the demon spawn. Except for the youngest, who was napping at the time.
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who's who?
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I'm the tall blonde and Shrain is the cute brunette :D
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I've finally developed several rolls of film that have been hanging around at the bottom of my purse for about six months. Therefore, there are new pictures of old events up at my gallery (norroway.thelemur.net), including pictures of the kitten I got back in March who I named Tildrum (http://norroway.thelemur.net/view_photo.php?set_albumName=The-Kits&id=418755_R1_16_26).
There are lots and LOTS of kitty pictures in that album, by the way. Sorry for kitty overload, if you get annoyed, but it's your own fault if you click.
Also, I'll be posting pics from LTUE 2006 geekfest night soon. Perhaps not tonight. I walked over seven miles today all told (18,253 steps, to be precise, according to my pedometer) due to 4th of July/Taste of Chicago activities, and I'm about ready to drop. And I have to drive home to Galva in the morning in time for the 4th parade there--I want to check out the high school band and see if they've improved with the new band director. We'll see!
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Something that could have been very grumpy got turned into a happy thing.
My tire was looking pretty flat on Monday. After work, I went to put air in it--and noticed there was a nail in the tire. Dang! I don't even know how to change a tire.
Luckily, my brother and I had planned to do lunch on the 4th, so he came over and changed the tire for me the next day. He also showed me how to do it (not that it'll mean I can. I tried to unscrew the lugnuts--they wouldn't budge for my puny arms. So I'm still going to need a strong guy to help me). Then he recommended a place to get the tire fixed. I went there today. I was anxious that by driving on the flat I had ruined the tire. Money is tight for the next couple of weeks, as I had to take time off of work for health reasons, and I was sad that I'd even have to pay for the patch, let alone a new tire.
But the tire was fine. And they didn't charge me a thing! I think it's because we'd bought my tires at the same type of car place. Or perhaps because I'm a hot sexy thing, and they got all chivalrous.
Either way, I was really happy. ;D
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Yay for trips and ice cream and kitties and free flat tire repairs! ;D
Even though leaving UT and saying goodbye to my little bro was very tough (he's off to the MTC and then El Salvador in one week), I am glad to be home. Mainly, I am happy because I found out who Bob is hiring. Hooray!!
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Yay for trips and ice cream and kitties and free flat tire repairs! ;D
MMmm!!! I love kitties with my ice cream!
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Yay! I just discovered there's a senior corps in Seattle. This means I can get my chops back. If anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about, see www.dci.org. I believe I've told you all what drum corps is and why I love it, but just in case you don't... This would be great for me--to hang out with local people who also love corps, to get to be involved with local music (may not be great, but at least we're playing, right?), perform a few times a year, that sort of thing. I think it'll be a good time.
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Yesterday, my family celebrated my oldest sons 4th birthday. It was at a water park with fighter jets flying over (thanksto USAF), lightsaber battles and a cake shaped like a Star Destroyer. I love having sons.
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Ah.....Hurrah for acting and for theater. There's nothing like doing a play to get your excitement level up. (At least for me) Leave it to the theater to put a little bit of good old fashion drama into your life.
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I got to hang out with Tekiel, Tage, and MsFish today. I showed off my adorable house, we went to Cafe Rio for lunch (yum), and then to Liberty Park--one of my *favorite* places in Salt Lake. There, we fed the ducks and MsFish almost got eaten by large Canadian geese, we girls ditched Tage and hid in the trees, and we all waded in the waterpark and played on the super cool playground. It was a great day! Yay for good friends and fun times.
Though, I still am not sure I appreciated Tage picking me up and holding me over a fountain of water. But I got him back when I put him in a headlock and pulled him through the water tunnel. Yeah, we were pretty wet after that. ;)
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Oh oh oh!!! I forgot that I've had some art done. I had a tattoo inked onto my arm. About 2-3 inches from my shoulder on the left arm. It is freaking awesome!
Picture! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/Zakkajj/92926720_295184471_0.jpg
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It would have been even awesomer if you had it so you had to rub it to display if you were an autobot or decepticon.
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Heh, that might be a tad bit more difficult.
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So yeah, I've been busy... Its a good busy, full of productivity and goodness of course but busy indeed. Tomorrow I go on my first foreign vessel boarding at 3 AM and thats really exciting..
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Congratulations. Is it safe to assume that you'll be armed?
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no, I wont be... >:( but I will have a ballistic vest and a life jacket (I still haven't figured the math on that one...)
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One is your life vest and the other is your life vest.
;)
My younger brother just showed me footage of him at Impact Guns in Ogden shooting a 50 cal revolver. I havent been sport shooting in a while makes me want to go get one.
Also, tomorrow a friend and I are going to go and work on my kit car for about 8 hours tomorrow!! hooray!! it's almost alive!
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one is buoyant while the other acts like a weight belt...
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This seams more like a grumpy thing Jeffe....You're a living fishing bobber.
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nah, Im excited... ;D
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Forget the fishes. I'd be more worried about the sharks!
Just hope you don't have any open wounds...
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Just a large sucking chest wound... it makes me wheeze.
No it was fun, we showed up this morning to the Patrol boat, only to find it had left due to a snafu... so we got a nice bumpy ride all the way out to the PB on a boat from station little creek, think of that as the bumpiest back road you've ever taken at 60 miles per hour... then we got to the ship and had to climb a 60 foot jacobs ladder to the accommodation ladder and five more stories to get to the bridge after making a sweep of the decks. Oh and did I mention it was 93 and we wear dark blue and were weighed down with 30 pounds of gear plus vests... yay...
so yeah, out of breath...
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So I'm happy that everyone at the mental health center was happy today. This particularly good since the director called a staff meeting and left me to supervise all the clients (around 60 mentally ill persons).
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I'm happy that NCSC had the sense to go over all my BYU classes and that I therefore will not have to take any more English or Humanities classes in pursuit of my nursing degree! Huzzah!
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I'm very happy to have a shower with sufficient water pressure. It's like a massage in there. I anxiously look forward to showers now, instead of just using them to get rid of the stink.
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I'm happy that I gave my manager notice today that I was leaving his employment. He's very mad about it and doesn't have very many nice things to say about me at the moment. Also it's kind of scary to not have any immediate employment offers.
On the other hand, it feels so empowering to let my horrible boss know how bad a manager he has been. Also, I get a chance to catch up on some much, much needed sleep (no more going a week on 8 hours or less). Plus, everything just feels right about this.
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You've needed to quit that job for ages. Good on ya! Good luck on more employment.
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Thanks.
And may you find good employment soon too!
(That statement sounds like it should be an everyday greeting, like "hello", or "good morning." "May you find good employment.")
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Ah, quitting a job you loathe. Now that's something to make any day, not to mention a Monday, happier. Way to go, 42. Hope the job hunt turns up some good stuff.
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I'm happy that 42 quit his job. Many other relatives of 42 and I have been trying to get him to quit for some time. My parents (which are the same as 42's) were telling me about how happy they were that 42 was quitting. Now he can sleep and then find another job.
Don't worry 42, unemployment is only is only bad if it goes on too long. In fact, unemployment can be very nice for a short time.
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I am happy because apparently last year they released the impossibly-hard-to-find 80's movie "American Dreamer" on DVD!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007TKHDO/qid=1153197890/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-7577522-4800662?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130
If only I could remember WHICH of my friends at BYU was in love with this movie and was dying for it to be released on DVD...
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The free samples at Whole foods make a nice and free lunch. Which I enjoyed yesterday.
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Hey all! Happy things are theater and doing shows that are going to be very cute for your kids or "you kids", whichever you want! I'm currently doing rehersals for Peter Pan at the Academy of Performing Arts in SLC. The exact address is 3188 S. 400 E. It is a community family theater and a great experience! Come support the theater community between Aug 11th thru Sept 9th, Mon. Fri. and Sat's. Curtain time is 7:30. For more info check out the website http://www.academyofpa.org
or email me! Argh matey's I get to be a pirate!!!! (hope this is the right place to post this, I know theater makes me happy!!!!!) Thanks!
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I'm happy because the Animaniacs are finally on DVD! Something to torture my parent's with come Christmas. It might keep the little kids under control as well. :P
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I saw that in the store yesterday and very nearly bought it on the spot. And right next to it was Pinky and the Brain!
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Last night on the news I heard that Mel Gibson got arrested for a D.U.I.
It made me laugh.
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Ok, I'm pretty maxxing here. I've taken some crappy cell phone pictures of myself with my new glasses. And I must say they freaking rock out hard.
This is me with my cool glasses. I'ma rock you.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/Zakkajj/awesomespecsdude.jpg
This is me with my awesome shades. I will destory worlds with these.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/Zakkajj/shadesrocking.jpg
Here is me 3 years ago trying to grow a beard, and my old glasses. I was a dweeb then. Now everything will be better.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/Zakkajj/zak02.jpg
It's like adding the sun to my body. Dare you look at me now, or during an eclipse? Whenever you do, you'll be blinded by awesomeness.
Freaking sweet.
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When did you start singing for the Cars?
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I finally took the leap and ordered a Zen MicroPhoto 8 GB! And it's pink! And it should arrive by Wednesday because I signed up for the free trial of Amazon Prime, which I will promptly deactivate once I got my player. But it was worth it for free 2-day shipping.
And yes, Sprigg, I clicked on your Amazon link before ordering it, so you should get credit for the sale. Yeah! I can't wait till Wednesday for it to arrive.
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My husband installed a new home theater (http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/images/08-08-06_8.jpg) in our basement. Klipsch speakers for 5.1 surround sound. A huge screen and a Sony projector (http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/images/08-08-06_7.jpg).
It rocks.
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I've finally started the last few parts of my book, which means I'll be able to re-order events and edit soon! (I write the different character stories and then intertwine them).
And, my brother is almost done shooting his movie! He'll be moving out soon, and I'm taking his bedroom.
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Hahaha. I laugh at the Lee leaving his bedroom thing. Where's he going?
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Woot, The Protomen rock and rock hard. They have composed the Megaman rock opera, which rocks. I can't say much more than this thing rocks. There's just so much rocking into this that it rocks out hard. If you can you should buy this album to rock out hard with the rest of us. Protomen.com to rock yourself.
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Huzzah!! I found another LDS gal who wants to find a 2BR in Quincy with me. She's a new convert from the Phillipines and will be working as a nurse.
It's so awesome that I won't have to leave Quincy, which has such great neighborhoods, plenty of parking, and better places for the $$. YAY!
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Hahaha. I laugh at the Lee leaving his bedroom thing. Where's he going?
Just up to Wichita-- closer to work. He's getting a loft or something.
Happy thing: I'm getting my driver's license tomorrow! (Actually, that's kind of a scary thing).
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I happy I got to meet my big sister's family cat. The cat has blue-eyes that are almost as blue as my own.
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I'm happy 'cause my dad called from Vietnam :D
He hasn't called in DAYS and I was considering
sending my commando penguins to find him.
Up to Witchita closer to work
I wonder if he'll meet my cousin Melissa the snowplow driver....... ;D She rents a loft up there.
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I'm happy because I keep hearing about htese commando penguins. And I think that *finally* there may be a battle that's entertaining to watch (where the ninja monkeys have to actually work to win, instead of slaughtering the opponenent in the first few seconds.
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Happy because school starts tomorrow!
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Eeek, a crazy person!
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I'm happy because I keep hearing about htese commando penguins. And I think that *finally* there may be a battle that's entertaining to watch (where the ninja monkeys have to actually work to win, instead of slaughtering the opponenent in the first few seconds.
My penguins will prevail!!! :P ;D
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unlikely. Even in the (more than just improbable) event that they are slightly more skilled, my ninja monkeys are far too entrenched.
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Yeah, and penguins can't stand the heat.
I'm excited for this weekend because my little bro. Cory (not the one in the MTC) is coming up to visit me this weekend! Yay! He's done with his summer job in GA installing security systems and now he's going to see Boston with me for a few days. whoo hoo!
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Last night, I took my last exam for my LLM. Assuming I passed, I now get to wonder what I'll do for my fifth college degree or maybe I'll get lucky and get a job. But for now, yea for more college degrees and more letters after my name.
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Happy: Most of my teachers are awesome!
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I've got a new avatar, courtesy of SE. Hoo-rah!
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I'm happy that I saw the movie The Devil Wears Prada. I enjoyed it. What's not to love? Fashion, hot boyfriend (Adrian Grenier makes me drool--I've loved him since Drive Me Crazy--he's really the only reason to watch that movie), and a story about being true to yourself. AND I was on a date, so I didn't even have to pay. ;) And I really enjoyed Anne Hathaway in this movie. Yay--now I can like Anne Hathaway again!
I've also seen recently Talladega Nights--and I sincerely wish I hadn't. I did NOT enjoy it. Again, I was on a date, so it wasn't my money wasted, but still. I'd like to have that two hours of my life back--not to mention the brain cells I lost just by watching the idiotic thing. :P
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Last night, I took my last exam for my LLM. Assuming I passed, I now get to wonder what I'll do for my fifth college degree or maybe I'll get lucky and get a job. But for now, yea for more college degrees and more letters after my name.
Wow. An LLM is not the easiest degree to earn. Congratulations.
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Hey, Chimera, Talledega Nights really wasn't that bad. It was just senseless and stupid. Anyway, I got a 110 on my World History Test! YAY ME!!!!! ;D
And to that SuperE I would just like to say that maybe it would result in a tie, but then I would
simply have my good friend Mafia Bob obliterate the remnants of your army!!! 8) MWAHAHAHAHAHA
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Finally got to watch Constantine! I loved every minute!
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I liked Constantine because it finally gave me a movie to complete my Unofficial "Sacrilege with Wings" movie trilogy; the other two being Dogma and Michael.
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Today is my six-year anniversary ;D
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I'm leaving on Tuesday to fly to DC for my little brother's wedding. We'll have a few days in there to see the sights and other fun stuff! I'm excited!
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Multi-stake dances are like the coolest ever.
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I have DSL! Yay!
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Guess who is at this very moment finishing off a 22 oz container of Rice Pudding? With LOTS and LOTS of cinnamon?
Oh yeah. The answer to that would be me--a very happy Chimera. ;D
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$35 to renew a car registration every year in Ohio. Â When I compare that to Utah I want to weep for joy, plus no annual safety check and e-check to pay for (not in our county anyway).
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I was searching for something and came across some fun old threads, including an old Geek Girl (http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=other;action=display;num=1145031782;start=0) (that I hadn't read and made me laugh--both the article and forum comments) and one of my own threads. (http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=rantage;action=display;num=1138594108) I was touched by how nice everyone was to me on the "Kidnapped by Hippies" thread.
I have to say that I am happy and grateful for TWG! I'm glad I came back. I have a lot of friends on here and I appreciate all of you. /mushy stuff
(On another note: Man, I need to get back onto a healthy diet. The hippie thread reminded me of that. It's time to recommit myself. Diet really affects my health, and I have to remember that, and actually live it.)
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YAY NEW CAR FOR ME!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/fuzzyoctopus/desta1.jpg
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Yay for reliable transportation!
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Ooh...car looks snazzy. I'm glad you will have a way of getting to school and work.
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SE, have I told you how you lately how you are all manner of cool? 8)
I don't think I shall stop laughing over your monkey's handiwork for quite some time.
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Thanks! I'll try not to let it go to my head
Aw. Who are we kidding, it's already gone there and back several times.
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Well if you think about it it's kinda hard to be humble when your considered god by several thousand (million? billion?) Ninja Monkey Assassin Priests.
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I went to "The Garden of the Gods" today. Very cool place. Though I didn't see E there, or any of his ninja monkey assassin priests. I guess it is only for "real" diety. Anyways, the family had lots of fun.
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Of course you didn't see any of my ninjas. That's the *point*.
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Any god who is a real god, shows off at the Garden of the Gods. Having hidden ninja monkeys at the Garden of the Gods would only be done by fake gods.
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I filled up my car with gas that cost 2.32 a gallon tonight!
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Any god who is a real god, shows off at the Garden of the Gods. Having hidden ninja monkeys at the Garden of the Gods would only be done by fake gods.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
It's funny that you, a mere lawyer, mired in the minutiae of mundania pretend to understand the ways of gods.
Those gods who show off at the Garden of Gods are the gods who lack the power to do anything significant. They're just media whores.
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Why don't you go to the Garden of Gods and tell them that E.
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I have. It made them cry.
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lol. If you made them cry, I don't think they would let you or your ninja monkeys into the garden. Have you even been to the Garden of the Gods, E?
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You speak as if they had a choice about letting my ninja monkeys in.
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Trust me, when his monkeys came in, only those of us gods with the foresight to bring portals connected back to our individual enviroments were saved the embarassment. ;D
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I love my neice and nephew. And, when I took them to the park today, I officially became the coolest person in the world--well, the coolest adult on the playground, at least (and I say "adult" loosely). I kept coming up with really creative things for Owen and Ava and me to do, like play that we were rescue rangers and we had to save Owen from falling down the slide into hot lava or pretend that I was an evil super villian who would lock them up in prison (a net-like portion of the playground) where they could NEVER escape (which, of course, they did). Well, soon all the other kids on the playground wanted to play, too. And they were all trying to get my attention and get me to chase them or put me in jail and would get upset if I would take a break or go off to play with Ava (the two-year-old who needs more constant observance) alone. It actually got a little overwhelming, though it was flattering. I mean, my imagination and I were in demand. That doesn't happen everyday.
So, I felt validated. At least kids love me. And that is certainly true of Owen and Ava. I felt bad for my brother tonight when Ava cried inconsolably when I was leaving, howling my name as she struggled against my brother's arms and reached for me. (Her mom's out of town and that makes her a little more insecure, I think.) Yet, once again, I was flattered. Nothing like a child heart-broken at your leaving to make you feel loved. ;)
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Kids are crazy, but in the best way possible. :)
I'm happy because its raining. I know its kinda weird, but I can't help but like gloomy and/or rainy days, one of my quirks I suppose.
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I got a job yesterday. A very small job writing articles for a new parenting website, but still. It fits into my master plan of building up my freelance portfolio and slowly transitioning to working at home, so I have more control of my schedule and can work even if I'm not feeling well.
So, yay for me! :D
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Congrats! Even a little job is something to help you get started, and it sounds like it's exactly what you need right now. Good thing Utah is relatively cheap to live in.
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Much to my to-do and surprise I have a date coming up, and I am needing the Mad Dr Jeffe to help me with some things. I would like a few of your over-bearing, completely awesome, tactile recipes for this occasion.
Please post a few or e-mail them to me if you would. zkaveney @ gmail Dourt com.
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Congrats on the date, Gemm! Hope it goes well.
I made it to California safe and sound. Should be here about two weeks. The first week will be just me and my little brother. He's playing me some of his music right now (it's very loud), and I'm going to help him with his English homework. He's a cool kid, should be fun to hang out this week. ;D
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What does she like/ feel like Gemm.
I have some ideas
but you just cant say give me a recipe, thats like telling an architect to build something cool.
Narrow it down.
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New Xerox machines for the whole office!! Yeeehaaw! It's about time!
/me does happy, happy dance.
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I just noticed who's in the corner and why.
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I've written 2816 words tonight! Yay! I'm thinking maybe I need to join Jonowrimo, a pre-Nanowrimo informally run by a writer friend. Everyone involved gets a month and a half head start on Nano and has a goal to fulfill, whether that's finishing a first draft, hitting a deadline, or whatever. I think that's a great thing to do for experienced writers who don't necessarily want to start a new project for the month but like the discipline and community it gives them.
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what does jonowrimo stand for?
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Google tells me it was started by a woman named Joanne and stands for Joanne's Novel Writing Months.
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I bought a house today :D
Not a condo or a townhome. I have a house with a backyard and deck and a garage, and a living room and family room and dinning room and four bedrooms and two bathrooms and a basement.
I hope I never have to rent again.
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I envy you greatly. Even when I get completely out of debt (except student loans), I'll never be able to afford a house around here with the artificially inflated market. Even a complete dive of a wrecked house costs at least $250,000 around here. It's really quite ridiculous.
Congrats on the new home!
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Whoo-hoo, Lost One! I don't envy you the moving, though! ;)
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Sarah says:
hrm. This is funny. I got a fax from New Zealand and the fax has the time/date stamped as "27 Jan 07 09:27p"
Sarah says:
So, uh, what time zone are -they- in???
Dr. Strangefate says:
i knew they were ahead, but that's a bit far
Sarah says:
I'll say; no wonder they never run out of sheep and wool